Tuesday, December 14, 2004
How to Play Guitar
In 102 easy lessons
Claire (the vice president at work - I'm not going crazy and talking in the first person) bought the whole company lunch today. Lots of hoagies and pizza and salad and garlic bread. I thought that was awfully nice of her. The food was pretty good too.
I never thought I'd see the day that I'd get excited to watch "Totally Football." I think the overdeveloped intuition I seem to be carrying around lately must have kicked in at the beginning of the season, when, out of nowhere I decided that football was fascinating, when, despite living in Pittsburgh for nearly 23 years, I always was a Steelers fan by default, but never really understood football to the full extent. (Of course, I don't clame to understand it to the full extent now anyway.) But regardless, for some unforeseen reason I decided to launch myself full-on into Steelers mania... back when Maddox was the QB and only doing so-so work and nobody dreamed we'd be this good. I guess what I'm saying is, I sure picked a good season to become a football fanatic.
Everyone's Christmasy at work. It makes me feel good. Back at the kickoff of the Christmas season, I didn't feel Christmasy and I felt kinda bummed that I wasn't at school for all of it, but I've found Christmasyness at work and nothing feels Christmasier than being with family and experiencing good vibes.
Question: What is with the Bing Crosby/David Bowie "Little Drummer Boy?" I know this is a song that's been around for quite some time, and I should have just accepted its existance long ago, but I just don't get it. Doesn't anyone else out there think that Bing Crosby and David Bowie is just... a really bizarre matchup? Like, whose idea was that? Bing's or David's? Or was it some publicist somewhere who was trying to appeal to two completely different music-listening worlds? Don't get me wrong - I am in no way harshing on the song... I like it. I really do. I just don't understand it. It boggles the mind.
I wish I had a thumbprint cookie.
Claire (the vice president at work - I'm not going crazy and talking in the first person) bought the whole company lunch today. Lots of hoagies and pizza and salad and garlic bread. I thought that was awfully nice of her. The food was pretty good too.
I never thought I'd see the day that I'd get excited to watch "Totally Football." I think the overdeveloped intuition I seem to be carrying around lately must have kicked in at the beginning of the season, when, out of nowhere I decided that football was fascinating, when, despite living in Pittsburgh for nearly 23 years, I always was a Steelers fan by default, but never really understood football to the full extent. (Of course, I don't clame to understand it to the full extent now anyway.) But regardless, for some unforeseen reason I decided to launch myself full-on into Steelers mania... back when Maddox was the QB and only doing so-so work and nobody dreamed we'd be this good. I guess what I'm saying is, I sure picked a good season to become a football fanatic.
Everyone's Christmasy at work. It makes me feel good. Back at the kickoff of the Christmas season, I didn't feel Christmasy and I felt kinda bummed that I wasn't at school for all of it, but I've found Christmasyness at work and nothing feels Christmasier than being with family and experiencing good vibes.
Question: What is with the Bing Crosby/David Bowie "Little Drummer Boy?" I know this is a song that's been around for quite some time, and I should have just accepted its existance long ago, but I just don't get it. Doesn't anyone else out there think that Bing Crosby and David Bowie is just... a really bizarre matchup? Like, whose idea was that? Bing's or David's? Or was it some publicist somewhere who was trying to appeal to two completely different music-listening worlds? Don't get me wrong - I am in no way harshing on the song... I like it. I really do. I just don't understand it. It boggles the mind.
I wish I had a thumbprint cookie.
